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Did Paul preach the visitation of angels?

Answer

Now, I ask you one thing. I ask you to believe that I told the truth, and believe first that this is the Word of God. And this is only a confirmation of His Word. Any preaching, any teaching that’s done outside this Bible is not the truth. Paul said, “If an angel from heaven would come preach any ot...
Testimony, 1953-11-29, West Palm Beach, FL, §67 Read more →

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If Christ has already paid the price of redemption, why do believers still have to die physically?

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You know, sometimes I think that…Wonder how the Lord feels about us sometime, when He does so many things for us, and yet we just set like we were in a subconsciously, don’t we? Aren’t we all guilty? I am. We just set and say, “Well, Lord, I—I wish You’d do something for me.” He can’t do nothing no...
The Resurrection of Lazarus, 1953-11-22, Evansville, IN, §11 Read more →

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If God is a Spirit, what kind of man did He make in His own image?

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Man before he was this man, he was a spirit man. God made the first man in His Own image. How many says that’s right? Well, what kind of a image has God got? He’s a Spirit, is that right? So He made a Spirit man ’fore He made a flesh man. Then He put man in five senses to contact his earthly home. H...
The Resurrection of Lazarus, 1953-11-22, Evansville, IN, §13 Read more →

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What does God always do before He sends judgment?

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Then when Jesus…About the time that God was going to do something…Before God does anything He always sends mercy before judgment. He always sends warning. And when man won’t heed the warning, there’s only one thing left, that’s judgment. That’s right. “If you die in your sins, where I am you cannot...
The Resurrection of Lazarus, 1953-11-22, Evansville, IN, §33 Read more →

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How can you tell a true angel from a false one?

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Look the Isle, over on the isle of Patmos, the whole Book of Revelations was revealed by an Angel. “I, Jesus has sent My Angel to show you things that’ll shortly come to pass.” Is that right? The whole…And John started to worship the Angel. But a true Angel will never stand to be worshipped. No, sir...
The Resurrection of Lazarus, 1953-11-22, Evansville, IN, §39 Read more →

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What happened the first time the Name of Jesus was spoken by human lips?

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And just as soon as he said—she said, “Jesus,” little John come to life, begin leap in her womb for joy. Brethren, the first time that the Name of Jesus Christ was ever spoke by mortal lips, brought life to a dead baby. What ought it to do to a born again Church, that’s borned of the power of God. I...
The Resurrection of Lazarus, 1953-11-22, Evansville, IN, §55 Read more →

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Does Jesus weeping at the grave of Lazarus show that He was not Divine?

Answer

She referred to Saint John 11. She said, “Going to the grave of Lazarus, He wept.” And said, “That proves that He wasn’t Divine, because He could weep.” I said, “My, my.” I said, “That argument is thinner than the broth made out of a shadow of a chicken that’s starved to death.” I said, “That thing...
The Resurrection of Lazarus, 1953-11-22, Evansville, IN, §92 and 1 more answer to this question Read more →

Question

Are the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost three separate Gods?

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Now, it’s just like this: God, the Father, was the first six, or, first twelve inches; God, the Son, the second twelve inches; and God, the Holy Ghost, is the third twelve inches. It’s one rule, one three-foot rule, but the same God in every dispensation, you see, the same God. Now He’s working, tod...
Brass Serpent, 1953-11-21, Evansville, IN, §50 and 1 more answer to this question Read more →

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What is the connection between sin and sickness?

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Now what that represented: Now, the first thing, the people had sinned, and were dying of sickness. Now, watch this compound reason, now. They were…sinned, and were dying of sickness because of sin; and all sin is direct, or, either direct caused…all sickness, rather, caused by sin. Before we had an...
Brass Serpent, 1953-11-21, Evansville, IN, §59 Read more →

Question

How was a covenant or agreement made in the Old Testament?

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But in the Old Testament, the way they made a agreement, they took a animal, and killed it and split it open, stood between the dead pieces; like God did with the little white Light, confirming the covenant with Abraham, that He would save him and his seed. And he stood there, and they wrote a contr...
Brass Serpent, 1953-11-21, Evansville, IN, §65 Read more →

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Why did the woman who touched the hem of Jesus garment feel virtue when the soldier who struck Him did not?

Answer

When you come be-…friend, let me say this to you: it’s your mental attitude, the way you approach anything. The woman that touched the hem of the Master, she felt virtue. But the soldier who put a rag around His head, and hit Him on the head, said, “If you’re a prophet, tell me who hit you, and I’ll...
Brass Serpent, 1953-11-21, Evansville, IN, §145 Read more →

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Are demons actual beings, or just thoughts?

Answer

But on the platform many, many times, I see the spirit that leaves the person. They’re in all kind of shapes. I’m fixing up a book on demonology, of what I know about it myself, in my personal dealings with demons; they’re beings. They’re just not just some thought, like Christian science says. It’s...
Demonology, 1953-11-20, Evansville, IN, §7 Read more →

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Who does Mark 16 say will cast out devils?

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But there’s one thing that I’ve always thought about. That God, by the power of His death at Calvary, has given to the church power to cast out evil spirits. Because Mark 16 said, “In My Name they shall cast out…” (Not, “I will”; “They will.”) “In My Name they shall cast out devils.” Is that right?...
Demonology, 1953-11-20, Evansville, IN, §27 Read more →

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How does a believer claim the redemptive blessings that were purchased at Calvary?

Answer

It’s just like when you receive the Holy Spirit, God gives you a bank book. And at the bottom of every check, it’s got Jesus’ Name signed on it. And anything you got need of, just fill out the check and send it in. He’ll—He’ll—it’s good. Don’t you believe that? Why? The deposit was put in the bank a...
Demonology, 1953-11-20, Evansville, IN, §62 Read more →

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What does Verily, verily mean in Saint John 5:19?

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Now, when the Jews questioned (the 19th verse), He said, “Verily, verily.” Now, you Catholic, in—in your translation, in the Douay translation, it says, “Amen, amen.” And the real translation in the King James, from the original Greek, it says—it says, “Verily, verily,” means, “Absolutely, absolutel...
Demonology, 1953-11-20, Evansville, IN, §69 Read more →

Question

How can you tell a fortune-teller or mind reader from a genuine gift of God?

Answer

Not one of these mind readers out here, of this devil’s work. The devil has got a pattern for everything God has got. Do you believe that? If you see an old bogus dollar, you know there’s a real dollar, made off of it. But watch, you don’t see mind readers, and so forth, healing the sick, and preach...
Demonology, 1953-11-20, Evansville, IN, §70 Read more →

Question

Does the Bible anywhere say that a Christian dies?

Answer

There’s no such a thing as death to a Christian. There’s not one Scripture in the Bible that tells you a Christian dies. Very much contrary, we’re all alive. Jesus said, “He—he that believeth on Me has Everlasting Life.” Is that right? How can it have an end if it’s got everlasting. See? “He that he...
Speak to the Rock, 1953-11-15, Owensboro, KY, §3 Read more →

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What do the three stages of Israel's journey — Egypt, the journey, and Palestine — stand for?

Answer

If I ever get a chance again, maybe over in the next little city, you’ll be over there anyhow. So you come over. I’m going to get a chance to talk on that over there: show you in the Bible, that’s the truth. Now, we’re going to talk about a journey, how that God brought His people out of Egypt into...
Speak to the Rock, 1953-11-15, Owensboro, KY, §16 Read more →

Question

What does the smitten Rock stand for, and what poured out of it?

Answer

John 3:16 is a perfect type of this Church today, for us. That’s the smitten Rock, Christ, God’s judgments. We being worthy of death, worthy of all this condemnation, and the judgments of God smote the Rock, Christ; and out of Him poured out everlasting water, that a perishing people might not peris...
Speak to the Rock, 1953-11-15, Owensboro, KY, §81 Read more →

Question

What does he say the Gospel of Jesus Christ should be built around?

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And I do not believe in building the—the Gospel of Jesus Christ around an individual. I don’t believe in building it around a denomination. I believe in building it around Jesus Christ. Exact. And all individuals, and all men are the same, and we’re all looking to one Redeemer; that’s Jesus Christ....
A Greater Witness, 1953-11-15, Owensboro, KY, §15 Read more →

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